Ladyhawke: Final Thoughts

When I first saw Ladyhawke, it had been taped off television by my dad, interrupted by commercials, and with the ending of the film eroded beyond decipherability.  It had also been devoid of several scenes in the actual theatrical cut.  With so much missing, this made it a rather hard movie to develop an opinion

Ladyhawke: Facets of Filmmaking

Thankfully, unlike The Wizard of Oz, Ladyhawke’s production turned out to be much less of a…..production. With only one director on the scene, a handful of talented actors and some great locations, Ladyhawke’s behind-the-scenes story is far less dramatic than other fantasy films before it, no doubt much to everyone’s relief.  That doesn’t mean there

Ladyhawke: Facets of Film

There’s more to a good film than a solid story and compelling characters.  Otherwise, it’d be a book. There’s a lot that goes on in the process of making a movie, in taking a story and putting it on screen.  There’s costumes, sets, props, special effects, camerawork, music, and, perhaps most importantly, performances that best

Ladyhawke: A Product of the Times

During the 1980’s, anything was possible on screen. It was an era of the new and untested, and everything from the clothes to the music was getting bigger and more impressive, and nowhere was it more visible than in the movies.  Films of all types were taking off, some pioneering new genres, others doing different

Ladyhawke: The Characters

The problem with putting a fairytale on screen is that the characters are usually the least interesting part of the story. In most legends, the focus of the story isn’t really on the characters.  It’s on the plot, and what the characters do.  When you come right down to it, the point of most fairytales